Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Nayland Road, Bures, CO8 5BX
161 pupils · 77% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 February 2023, published 16 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 21 | 40 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 17 | 35 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 28 | 49 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 19 | 39 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 28 | 40 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 27 | 42 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 22 | 34 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 29 | 43 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh 5.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School 5.7 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Nayland Primary School 6.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 6.3 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Wells Hall Primary School 6.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School 6.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.